Mega Pic-Nic: Avenida da Liberdade received 700 thousand people

Approximately 700 thousand people visited the sixth edition of the Mega Pic-Nic Continent, held on Saturday in Avenida da Liberdade, in Lisbon. The event, it should be borne in mind, it is proposed to bring the field to the city, at the same time as extols the values of traditional culture, healthy food and local economy.

"The 2014 Edition of Mega Pic-Nic provided who live in the city the possibility to learn the various teachings of the field, [combining] national production-related activities to the moments of conviviality," explained the Continent in a statement.

At the height of the World Cup, called Quinta da Selection presented a recreation of fruit and vegetables and livestock farms, which presented the "genuineness and high quality of Portuguese products", highlighting a field internship with a 2000 m 2 garden and several playful initiatives, where families might live and learn the best does in the field.

Mega Pic-Nic was attended by a delegation of the European Commission and the Secretary of State for food and Agribusiness Research, Nuno Vieira e Brito, through a visit to the venue of the event, during the morning. In fact, the European Commission was also represented for the first time in Mega Pic-Nic through recreational and educational space, with the goal to promote the program "Taking Care of Our Roots", in the framework of the common agricultural policy.

"The visit of the European Commission is a clear sign of international recognition that the Mega Pic-Nic has achieved, having already been awarded as the best European public event in 2011, and perceived as a role model for other European cities," explained the Continent in a statement.

Considered one of the most important events in the country, the Mega Pic-Nic, organized by Continent told, once again, with the support of the Municipal Chamber of Lisbon, the CAP â€" Confederation of Farmers of Portugal and Mainland Producers Club, represented by more than 40 domestic producers.

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England: ecological House will be demolished because it does not fit in the landscape

In Pembrokeshire, in England, there is a young couple who built a House inspired by the Hobbit, the Lord of the rings saga, like so many other fans around the world. The House took a year to build and only natural materials were used. However, the English county authorities say that housing has to be torn down, arguing that integrates the landscape of the region.

Charlie Hague and Megan Williams, both lovers of nature, spent more than £ 18,700 to build housing, which is located in a secluded location, on the grounds of the father of Charlie, near Fishguard.

However, the House was built without a permit and the authorities contend that the building will have to be demolished after the request, the couple eventually deliver, have been refused, the British press. The couple spent four years living in a caravan before the construction of the House began last summer.

Built from straw bales and cal, housing is valued between € 18,700 and € 25,000. The couple argues that it was the only way I can have my own place, after local housing prices have increased exponentially, primarily due to the demand of tourists.

For the finishes used wood and House was ready weeks before the couple's son was born. Currently, the couple has a self-sustaining way of life, cultivating and creating their food and animals.

"Despite the low visual impact, housing the rural nature destroys and presents an intolerable form of development", argue the authorities.  The couple launched a campaign and online petition, which was signed by approximately 90,000 people from all over the world, and is determined to continue to fight for housing.

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Chicago: lampposts will detect pollution and tell people

It is said that the walls have ears. In this case, are the Chicago lampposts that will have ears and eyes. The American city will install a new series of lighting that will have the ability to measure air quality, monitor the noise and tell pedestrians.

The new posts will be placed until the beginning of July and, in addition to the air quality and noise, will be able to monitor the luminous intensity, warmth, precipitation and wind. Pedestrian counting will be done by monitoring traffic from smartphones.

The placement of these new ' smart ' lampposts stems from an initiative of the University of Chicago and the Argonne National Laboratory and the idea is to collect precise details about what happens in the city and how people use it and its consequent impact. On the other hand, it will help to know where are the polluted and points where there are disturbances in movement of pedestrians, referred to Gizmodo.

Although the project can concern the residents and pedestrians at the level of privacy, investigating authorities shall ensure that the data will be collected and stored in anonymous form.

According to Charlie Catlett, director of the Urban Center for Computation and Data, the aim of this new system is "better understand the cities". "Part of the objective is to make these things in public utilities," explained to the Chicago Tribune.

Photo: Chicago in the years 50 1950sUnlimited/Creative Commone

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Anonymous art collective creates maze with 6,000 recycled plastic bottles

The Luzinterruptus, a collective of anonymous art, created a maze constructed from recycled plastic bottles 6,000 â€" a critique of consumer society. The urban intervention â€" Labyrinth of Plastic Waste â€" is the contribution of the group to the Katowice Sreet Art Festival in Poland.

To construct the maze, Luzinterruptus collected 6,000 bottles of a local factory and several residents who also donated bottles. In total, more than 26 metres of plastic waste were converted in a maze of plastic debris with 3.4 meters tall and a size of 7 × 5 meters.

The bottles are supported by walls made of plastic bags. During the day, sunlight reflects the colors of the plastic, which is colored. At night, the installation is illuminated by LED lamps, the maze turns into something resembling an ice sculpture.

"We wanted to demonstrate, in a poetic way, the amount of plastic waste are consumed daily, focusing attention still on the big business of bottled water, which causes serious problems in developing countries, where many people see your reservations water be privatised", explains the group, quoted by Inhabitat.

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Dogs less beautiful in the world

The canine beauty pageants are enough events popularized all over the world. Less popular are the contests to elect the ugliest dog in the world. However, since 1998 in California held an annual event to determine the ugliest dog in the world and this year's competition was held on Friday.

All participating dogs must have a certificate of ugliness passed by a veterinarian and judges determine the ugliest dog based on the hair, in the toothed smile and wild expressions. However, be distinguished as the ugliest dog in the world is equivalent to receive a prize of € 1,100.

However, the organizers of the event ensures that the intention is not to make fun of these animals less beautiful, but rather get to know animals that do not meet the normal standards of beauty but are loved by their owners. "The contest of the ugliest dog in the world is not an event to ridicule the animals but for, in a fun way, show some animals with strange aspects and to show the world that these dogs are very loving and beautiful creatures," said event spokesman to the Daily Mail.

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What are the forums? (with video)

A few years ago, António Santos was at a Conference when he heard a foreign speaker say that I missed the April 25 bridge, albeit extraordinary, he didn't have a bike path or walkway.

The idea never left António's head, to the point, several years later, the Portuguese be on Genesis of AlmaLisboa, an initiative that aims to create a bike path and pedestrian passage in one of the most incredible infrastructure of Portugal, the bridge 25 April.

At the outset, it is a simple idea. It is not necessary to the coming of a foreign speaker, certainly, to realize the potential of the bridge to soft modes. But the truth is that, sometimes, a different look puts issues, so obvious, we would remember.

According to António Santos, the idea would make Lisbon in a city more modern and appealing â€" for its locals and tourists â€" in addition to contributing to environmental sustainability and transport.

The bike path and pedestrian passage could use the train's Board, without harming any movement: automobile or train. "It's a sin not to take advantage of the available space. It serves to people travelling and increase mobility in the soft modes. And serves to the very structure of maintenance and upkeep of the bridge using the two ways to carry out their work, "explained the charge to green economy.

Although the idea is far from being achieved, the truth is that in the genesis of this was a conference where someone saw, unselfishly, beyond. See what you can learn at confere nces that take place every day in Portugal?

Foto:  Jeffrey / Creative Commons

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Kiruna: a Swedish town that will change places

Some architects are known to move the masses with its design to leave any gaping, but few are those who can literally move entire cities. One of them is the Studio of architects Swedish White Arkitekter recently won an international competition to move the city of Kiruna, in Sweden.

A century of mining has caused several cracks and cracks in the basement that destabilize the foundations of the small town, and the White Arkitekter presented a plan to resettle the city over the next few decades.

Kiruna was founded by a mining company in 1900, and subsequent years of iron extraction have destabilized the foundations of the city. Thus, it is necessary the relocation of the city and of its 20,000 inhabitants â€" see a current photo of the city in the Gallery (Photo 19).

The project presented by the architects winners intends to move the city from West to East, a process that will take place in several stages, and make the city a more vertical than horizontal space.

The first phase of the plan will create a new center of the city, which will be a great Avenue with direction from West to East that will pass through the Centre of the current city. Gradually, the density in the East of the new city will be increased while the West buildings are dismantled.

"Relocate literally a city will be a bit like walk like a centipede with their house and move feet in slowly a few kilometres to the East," says Mikael Stengvist, architect of atelier chosen, cites the Inabitat.

Although the process is inconvenient for the inhabitants of Kiruna, there are some advantages associated with the massive relocation project. Since the city expanded rapidly due to its dependence on ore, the location lacks modern infrastructure, which makes it isolated. Part of the project of relocation of Kiruna will contemplate a new transport system, including trams and trains will improve links to neighboring towns. There are also high hopes that the new city attract new business and trade, making the city less dependent on the ore.

The ore in this town is limited, since there isn't much raw material to extract. When iron runs out, the municipal authorities intend to transform the surroundings of the mine and part of the ancient city in a Green Park that aims to be a waypoint on the reindeer migration route.

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